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The club has announced its end-of-season roster decisions.
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We'd like to thank Hassani Dotson, Samuel Shashoua, and Kipp Keller for their contributions to the club; Once a loon, always a loon.
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We'd like to thank Hassani Dotson, Samuel Shashoua, and Kipp Keller for their contributions to the club; Once a loon, always a loon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The club has announced its end-of-season roster decisions.
🧵 (1/4)
We'd like to thank Hassani Dotson, Samuel Shashoua, and Kipp Keller for their contributions to the club; Once a loon, always a loon.
🧵 (1/4)
We'd like to thank Hassani Dotson, Samuel Shashoua, and Kipp Keller for their contributions to the club; Once a loon, always a loon.
Some fresh Loons news #MNUFC
#MNUFC contract decisions are out.
Kipp Keller, Sam Shashoua, Loïc Mesanvi, and Robin Lod had their options declined.
But the release says "the club is undergoing... negotiations" with Lod, Mesanvi, and Dayne St. Clair, which is often - but not always - a signal that they're all but signed.
Kipp Keller, Sam Shashoua, Loïc Mesanvi, and Robin Lod had their options declined.
But the release says "the club is undergoing... negotiations" with Lod, Mesanvi, and Dayne St. Clair, which is often - but not always - a signal that they're all but signed.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Some fresh Loons news #MNUFC
What a 2nd half from Arsenal—just dominating Bayern. 3-1.
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What a 2nd half from Arsenal—just dominating Bayern. 3-1.
Can’t we just let pie-gones be pie-gones?
You can’t make me engage in Pie Discourse. I refuse. Y’all need spiritual healing.
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Can’t we just let pie-gones be pie-gones?
Yes, it sucks to have the Loons' season end. But do not worry, this post is not just doom and gloom. I pinky swear. It was a good season overall, and last night was, in many ways, a microcosm of 2025 for United--the good, the bad, and the MLS-y. #MNUFC open.substack.com/pub/markslei...
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The season ends in a match that was a microcosm of the Loons' 2025, for better and for worse.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yes, it sucks to have the Loons' season end. But do not worry, this post is not just doom and gloom. I pinky swear. It was a good season overall, and last night was, in many ways, a microcosm of 2025 for United--the good, the bad, and the MLS-y. #MNUFC open.substack.com/pub/markslei...
Good season comes to an end. Just not nearly enough dynamism and depth—as we all knew. Big offseason for the club to step up and show they are serious by adding much needed punch. Loons defended about as well as they could but the best player had a crease. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Good season comes to an end. Just not nearly enough dynamism and depth—as we all knew. Big offseason for the club to step up and show they are serious by adding much needed punch. Loons defended about as well as they could but the best player had a crease. #MNUFC
Loons have done what they could tonight. But they are playing left handed. That one 10 min stretch to open the 2nd had to be the window to get on top. Just no margin for error with this group. Great fight and effort. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Loons have done what they could tonight. But they are playing left handed. That one 10 min stretch to open the 2nd had to be the window to get on top. Just no margin for error with this group. Great fight and effort. #MNUFC
DSC has offered the 2 worst gk distributions I’ve seen this season tonight. Great season by him, and he should be signed immediately, but please kick it to the dudes in blue. 3+ to go and Loons unable to create much. Good cross by Fitz, who must feel like he’s having an out of body experience #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
DSC has offered the 2 worst gk distributions I’ve seen this season tonight. Great season by him, and he should be signed immediately, but please kick it to the dudes in blue. 3+ to go and Loons unable to create much. Good cross by Fitz, who must feel like he’s having an out of body experience #MNUFC
There it is. Loons defended well for so long but the best player on the pitch with a beautiful finish. And now the team with no strikers and no possession must score in 15+. Dire. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There it is. Loons defended well for so long but the best player on the pitch with a beautiful finish. And now the team with no strikers and no possession must score in 15+. Dire. #MNUFC
Yeboah had his opportunity but another poor touch. Just fighting the ball. That was the chance to put all the poor minutes behind him. 25+ to go. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Yeboah had his opportunity but another poor touch. Just fighting the ball. That was the chance to put all the poor minutes behind him. 25+ to go. #MNUFC
Difficult decisions for Ramsay as we reach 60. Not many great options off the bench. Going to be a lot of exhausted players frantically defending. Loons with a rash of turnovers in the past few minutes—just cannot be that loose with the ball at this stage. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Difficult decisions for Ramsay as we reach 60. Not many great options off the bench. Going to be a lot of exhausted players frantically defending. Loons with a rash of turnovers in the past few minutes—just cannot be that loose with the ball at this stage. #MNUFC
Since Yeboah can’t offer transition, Lod does. Chance of the match but just not enough to leak over the line. Great movement by him. Good attempt by Pereyra with the long shot. Loons need to fire away when they get a look. Much better start to this half after 21% possession in the opening 45. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Since Yeboah can’t offer transition, Lod does. Chance of the match but just not enough to leak over the line. Great movement by him. Good attempt by Pereyra with the long shot. Loons need to fire away when they get a look. Much better start to this half after 21% possession in the opening 45. #MNUFC
You see the danger in playing the entirety in the defensive third. Loons have defended quite well. SD a bit rusty. But even still, with so many balls into and around the box, just a loose ball here or there is all it takes. No margin for error when you are pinned back this deep for this long. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
You see the danger in playing the entirety in the defensive third. Loons have defended quite well. SD a bit rusty. But even still, with so many balls into and around the box, just a loose ball here or there is all it takes. No margin for error when you are pinned back this deep for this long. #MNUFC
Overall, Loons will take that half. They need Yeboah to offer something, anything. Great defending. Markanich has been beaten a couple times after trying to step—dangerous with Dreyer lurking. Loons must generate more set pieces. At least challenge the backup gk. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Overall, Loons will take that half. They need Yeboah to offer something, anything. Great defending. Markanich has been beaten a couple times after trying to step—dangerous with Dreyer lurking. Loons must generate more set pieces. At least challenge the backup gk. #MNUFC
Loons defending well. But just cannot keep the ball at all. No corners yet. No possession in the final third. SD finding a few more holes in these last 10 min. Some loose scrambles in the box. But no real half chances for either side. Yeboah yet to offer anything other than a yellow. #MNUFC
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Loons defending well. But just cannot keep the ball at all. No corners yet. No possession in the final third. SD finding a few more holes in these last 10 min. Some loose scrambles in the box. But no real half chances for either side. Yeboah yet to offer anything other than a yellow. #MNUFC
What movement by NYCFC. Great start by them. 1-0 by Moralez.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
What movement by NYCFC. Great start by them. 1-0 by Moralez.
With still 26+ hours before the Loons finally play, you are undoubtedly looking for some reading to pass the time. Here is my preview of the match, with some addendums added at the end of the original because ... why not? I am also looking to pass the time. #MNUFC open.substack.com/pub/markslei...
Dispatches from the Looniverse
What was learned from previous matches against San Diego, and what might it mean for Monday?
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
With still 26+ hours before the Loons finally play, you are undoubtedly looking for some reading to pass the time. Here is my preview of the match, with some addendums added at the end of the original because ... why not? I am also looking to pass the time. #MNUFC open.substack.com/pub/markslei...
No one will ever accuse Inter Miami of fighting through contact.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
No one will ever accuse Inter Miami of fighting through contact.
Fun opening 8 minutes in Cincy/ Fightin’ Messis. Back and forth. Not a cagey start.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Fun opening 8 minutes in Cincy/ Fightin’ Messis. Back and forth. Not a cagey start.
Reichard and Price have been the top performing players on the team this year. Great season for both, and evidence of why the Vikings season is over in week 12.
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reichard and Price have been the top performing players on the team this year. Great season for both, and evidence of why the Vikings season is over in week 12.
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